Information about #B9D9CF color

#B9D9CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9D9CF falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 217, 207) — 72.5% red, 85.1% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 4 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9D9CF is a mildly saturated spring green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Jet Stream (#BBD0C9). Slightly further away sit Jungle Mist (#B4CFD3) and Scandal (#ADD9D1).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 217, 207) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9D9CF: 13.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #B9D9CF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9D9CF color variations

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#B9D9CF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B9D9CF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9D9CF
  • RGB185, 217, 207
  • CMYK13, 0, 4, 15
  • CSSrgb(185, 217, 207)
  • HSL161°, 30%, 79%
  • HSL Precise161.25°, 29.63%, 78.824%
  • HSV161°, 15%, 85%
  • HSB161°, 15%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.851, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.851, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.851, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9D9CF
  • DECIMAL ID12179919
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01